HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10165 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10165
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 26, 2018
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s SUBJECT: WATER SUPPLY FOR 2018
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The water supply for Fort Worth and other Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) customers is in very
good shape going in to what is predicted to be a very hot and dry summer. As of June 15, TRWD's water
supply was at 97.05 percent of capacity. TRWD's worst case projections for the coming months do not
indicate we would reach the Stagel triggers of our drought plan.
Based on May 1 Projected Total Water Storage
11D%
Forecast
105%
Actual Recent Trend Wee cases
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75%
(Stage IConditions)
70%
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(Stage 3 Conditions)
55%
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The weather pattern for the first five months of this year has been very interesting. Spring 2018 was the l lth
driest on record for the DFW area. March was the tenth warmest. April was the sixth coolest and the seventh
driest, with just 0.77 inches of rainfall. May was the second warmest, and rainfall for the month was three
inches below normal.
The highest daily usage occurred on Friday, June 14 at 296.6 million gallons. This is higher than any daily
usage recorded in 2017. The highest daily water use each year typically occurs in August. All five Fort
Worth drinking water plants are in operation for the summer demand season, with the ability to provide up
to 500 million gallons a day of capacity. Only the Willow Springs elevated tank is out of service for
repainting.
Should you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Chris Harder, Interim Water
Director, at 817-392-5020.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS